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Kolkata hotel fire eyewitnesses recount harrowing ordeal

Fourteen persons, including a woman and two children, were killed when a fire broke out in a six-storey hotel in central Kolkata on Tuesday night

A mother, Madhumita Mutthu Krishnan, breaks down outside the NRS Hospital Morgue after losing her two kids in Rituraj Hotel fire incident in Kolkata, on Wednesday. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 07:43 PM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur

Three found dead in Jammu guest house, asphyxiation suspected

J-K: 3 found dead in guest house in Bhaderwah, police suspect asphyxiation

Three bodies were discovered at a guest home in the Doda area of Jammu and Kashmir under mysterious circumstances.(PTI file photo/representative)

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Published on Jan 02, 2025 10:39 AM IST

PTI |

Chhattisgarh man swallows live chick and dies; Bird comes out alive

A doctor who conducted the autopsy explained that the chick had obstructed both the airway and food passage, likely causing asphyxiation

The chick had obstructed both the airway and food passage of the man(Pixabay/representative)

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Published on Dec 17, 2024 12:30 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Woman dies, son injured at 'Pushpa 2' screening in Hyderabad; 'heartbroken' say producers

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Updated on Dec 05, 2024 06:56 PM IST

PTI |

68 fire incidents reported across GB Nagar on Diwali night, pet dog dies of asphyxiation

Seventeen were reported from highrises, 14 from individual houses, 12 from factories, four vehicle fire, 17 garbage fire, and four fire from shops

A massive fire broke out on the 17th floor of a high-rise in Supertech Eco Village 1 in Greater Noida West, around 10.30pm after a firecracker landed on an outdoor unit of an AC in the flat balcony. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

How a cremator helped uncover double murder near Bengaluru: Woman, lover nabbed

A woman and her partner were apprehended near Bengaluru for the alleged murders of her two children in a bid to continue their secret affair.

The motive behind the murders was the affair and the couple thought the children would be a problem in the future, an officer said. (HT File)

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Published on Oct 14, 2024 09:03 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Couple dies of asphyxiation in Ludhiana guesthouse fire

All guests, barring the couple, and the hotel staff managed to come out of the building in time and escaped unhurt.

A couple died of asphyxiation after a fire broke out at a guesthouse near the inter-state bus terminal in Ludhiana early on Thursday. (Representational photo)

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Updated on Oct 10, 2024 01:55 PM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan

Stir as woman caught in protest miscarries

The relatives of the woman and other protestors demanded that if she is still alive, the police should hand her over along with the foetus; otherwise, they would refuse to accept the remains.

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Updated on Sep 15, 2024 07:22 AM IST

ByThomas Ngangom, Imphal

Gujarat: Four booked after three labourers die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine

Four persons have been booked under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 54 for abetting the crime of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Police have registered a case against four individuals for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. (Representative file photo)

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Updated on Jul 15, 2024 09:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi fire: Four of a family die of suspected asphyxiation

The fire reportedly broke out due to a short circuit in the inverter which was placed at the main entrance gate

For representational purposes only. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Police probe whether heater at Delhi’s Pitampura building led to fire

Six people, including a family of three, died in a in a residential building fire that is suspected to have been caused by an unattended room heater.

A senior police officer confirmed that a heater was recovered from the house on the upper ground floor. (PTI)

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Updated on Jan 20, 2024 05:15 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Couple fall asleep after lighting fire in room, die of asphyxiation

The bodies have been sent to civil hospital for post-mortem, notably, it is the second such incident in the past week

Victim’s co-workers were first to discover the bodies on Tuesday night. (iStock)

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Updated on Jan 18, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Kid siblings suffocate, parents left unconscious due to smoke from coal fire in Lakhimpur room

Their parents were found unconscious and they were rushed to the district hospital, where their condition was reported to be out of danger

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Published on Jan 09, 2024 05:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lakhimpur Kheri

Hisar: 2 fall asleep after lighting fire in room, die of suffocation

The deceased have been identified as Tavrez Mohammad, 31, and Shiv Dhani, 29. The duo were residents of Uttar Pradesh and worked as crane operators at the Satrod railway station in Hisar.

Hisar police spokesman Vikas Kumar said the incident took place on Saturday night when two persons were asleep after lighting a fire in their room at night to protect themselves from cold and were found dead on Sunday morning. (Representational photo)

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Updated on Jan 08, 2024 05:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Four labourers die while cleaning septic tank in Surat: Police

From initial investigation we have come to know that two workers initially fell unconscious during the septic tank cleaning process, prompting two others to attempt a rescue

Despite swift extraction, they were rushed to the hospital, where doctors pronounced them brought dead. (Representative file image)

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Published on Nov 15, 2023 09:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Gaushala road Ludhiana: Trader dies in hosiery unit fire

Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out around 12.15 am and flames engulfed the whole building within minutes, not giving the occupants any time to escape

The victims were asleep on the building’s first floor at the time. (iStock)

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Updated on Nov 06, 2023 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

35 years later, US authorities identify woman whose body was found in a dumpster

DNA analysis reveals identity of body found in Georgia dumpster

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Published on Oct 24, 2023 12:54 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

MP: 5 workers die after inhaling poisonous gas at food factory in Morena

Morena district hospital civil surgeon Dr Gajendra Singh Tomar confirmed that the five labourers, all locals, died from inhaling poisonous gas

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Updated on Aug 30, 2023 03:04 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Ludhiana: Probe narrows down on self-induced asphyxiation as probable cause of bank manager’s death

The deceased’s body was found bound by a nylon rope around the neck and hands; he was dressed in women’s clothing

Doctors who carried out the autopsy suspect that the deceased may have been a cross-dresser. (iStock)

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Updated on Jun 12, 2023 10:59 PM IST

ByDinkle Popli, Ludhiana

Two die while cleaning sewer in Gujarat, say police

The Gujarat government recently informed the legislative assembly that 11 sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning drains in different parts of the state in the past two years.

The two workers, identified as Gopal Padhar (24) and Bijal Padhar (32), fell unconscious after entering the sewage pipeline. (Representative photo)

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:07 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Gujarat: 2 sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage line, contractors booked

According to the Gujarat government’s records, which was recently presented in the legislative assembly, 11 sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning drains in different parts of the state during the last two years

The incident took place in line in Dholka town on Saturday evening (Representative Photo)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2023 08:52 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Couple, 9-yr-old son die in Amritsar house blaze

Family was sleeping when the fire broke out at 5am; Amritsar police say short circuit may have triggered the fire

Neighbours at the fire-ravaged house where three members of a family died at Rose Enclave Islamadad in Amritsar on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Gujarat: 3 sanitation workers allegedly die while cleaning septic tank

Police have identified the as deceased as Galsinbhai Muniya, 30, Paresh Katara, 31, and Anil Parmar, 24, all residents of Dahej

The cause of the death is likely to be the inhalation of poisonous gas (Representative Photo)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:02 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Smoke, panic, deaths in Delhi’s Shastri Park

The building is constructed over a 100-square yard plot at a walking distance from the Shastri Park fish market. On each of the four floors are three rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen in a row, connected by a narrow gallery with a staircase on both ends

Police personnel outside the house where six people of a family died due to asphyxiation in Shastri Park, Delhi, on Friday. According to police,the cause appeared to be a mosquito coil that toppled onto a mattress, setting it ablaze, on the ground floor. (Vipin Kumar/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:00 AM IST

ByShiv Sunny

Car driver dies as rainwater floods basement of apartment complex in Hyderabad

Police, however, believe 25-year-old Bosele Gopinath died of asphyxiation after falling asleep in the vehicle in an inebriated state.

Police pulled the driver out of the vehicle on Saturday morning, only to discover that he was already dead.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jun 23, 2018 04:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

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Fourteen persons, including a woman and two children, were killed when a fire broke out in a six-storey hotel in central Kolkata on Tuesday night

J-K: 3 found dead in guest house in Bhaderwah, police suspect asphyxiation

A doctor who conducted the autopsy explained that the chick had obstructed both the airway and food passage, likely causing asphyxiation

Woman dies, son injured at 'Pushpa 2' screening in Hyderabad; 'heartbroken' say producers

Seventeen were reported from highrises, 14 from individual houses, 12 from factories, four vehicle fire, 17 garbage fire, and four fire from shops

A woman and her partner were apprehended near Bengaluru for the alleged murders of her two children in a bid to continue their secret affair.

All guests, barring the couple, and the hotel staff managed to come out of the building in time and escaped unhurt.

The relatives of the woman and other protestors demanded that if she is still alive, the police should hand her over along with the foetus; otherwise, they would refuse to accept the remains.

Four persons have been booked under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 54 for abetting the crime of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

The fire reportedly broke out due to a short circuit in the inverter which was placed at the main entrance gate

Six people, including a family of three, died in a in a residential building fire that is suspected to have been caused by an unattended room heater.

The bodies have been sent to civil hospital for post-mortem, notably, it is the second such incident in the past week

Their parents were found unconscious and they were rushed to the district hospital, where their condition was reported to be out of danger

The deceased have been identified as Tavrez Mohammad, 31, and Shiv Dhani, 29. The duo were residents of Uttar Pradesh and worked as crane operators at the Satrod railway station in Hisar.

From initial investigation we have come to know that two workers initially fell unconscious during the septic tank cleaning process, prompting two others to attempt a rescue

Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out around 12.15 am and flames engulfed the whole building within minutes, not giving the occupants any time to escape

DNA analysis reveals identity of body found in Georgia dumpster

Morena district hospital civil surgeon Dr Gajendra Singh Tomar confirmed that the five labourers, all locals, died from inhaling poisonous gas

The deceased’s body was found bound by a nylon rope around the neck and hands; he was dressed in women’s clothing

The Gujarat government recently informed the legislative assembly that 11 sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning drains in different parts of the state in the past two years.

According to the Gujarat government’s records, which was recently presented in the legislative assembly, 11 sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning drains in different parts of the state during the last two years

Family was sleeping when the fire broke out at 5am; Amritsar police say short circuit may have triggered the fire

Police have identified the as deceased as Galsinbhai Muniya, 30, Paresh Katara, 31, and Anil Parmar, 24, all residents of Dahej

The building is constructed over a 100-square yard plot at a walking distance from the Shastri Park fish market. On each of the four floors are three rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen in a row, connected by a narrow gallery with a staircase on both ends

Police, however, believe 25-year-old Bosele Gopinath died of asphyxiation after falling asleep in the vehicle in an inebriated state.

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